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Monday, July 10, 2017

One of my favorite days of the year is finally here, Cow Appreciation Day at Chick-fil-A. It's one day out of the year where you dress like a cow to get free chicken so you can eat like a pig! :)

I've heard about the event for a few years but felt weird coming in to ask for free food, so never did it. But after such a fun and easy first experience 2 years ago, we kept coming back. Many of our friends even joined in. It's a family friendly event and many come in large groups.

All you have to do is dress like a cow, go to the counter and choose your free entree. The staff is extremely friendly, everyone at the restaurant is there for the same reason (so it's not weird at all), and they accept anything remotely cow looking, no questions asked. Chick-fil-A even has a kit you can print on their website. Or draw some black dots on your white t-shirt and you are set. As you can see our costume was very basic!

It was you've never done it before, here's a quick guide.

When?

Date: Tuesday, July 11, 2017

Time: from restaurant opening until 7 p.m.

Where?

These are the Chick-fil-A locations in Louisville

University of Louisville

2100 S Floyd St, Louisville, KY 40208

Bardstown Road

3420 Bardstown Road, Louisville, KY 40218

6:30 am - 10:00 pm

St. Matthews

5001 Shelbyville Rd, Louisville, KY 40207

6:30 am - 10:00 pm

Mall St. Matthews

5000 Shelbyville Rd Ste 1630, Louisville, KY 40207

10:00 am - 9:00 pm

Dixie Hwy (KY)

6630 Dixie Hwy, Louisville, KY 40258

6:30 am - 10:00 pm

Jefferson Mall

4801 Outer Loop, Louisville, KY 40219

9:30 am - 9:00 pm

Stonybrook

2350 Shane Dr, Louisville, KY 40220

6:30 am - 10:00 pm

Jefferson Commons

4925 Outer Loop, Louisville, KY 40219

6:00 am - 10:00 pm

Springhurst

10501 Westport Rd, Louisville, KY 40241

6:30 am - 10:00 pm

Glenmary

7901 Bardstown Rd, Louisville, KY 40291

6:00 am - 10:00 pm

Middletown Commons

13313 Shelbyville Rd, Louisville, KY 40223

6:00 am - 10:00 pm

What can I get?

Spicy deluxe sandwich, fries and frosted lemonade

Free meal for two (2 years ago)

Official rule from the website states that you can choose from the entrees below. But we got the whole free meal last year and this year, which includes an entree, fries and a drink (Stonybrook location).

Breakfast Entrée includes:

Egg White Grill

Chick-fil-A® Chicken Biscuit

Chick-fil-A® Spicy Chicken Biscuit

Sausage Biscuit

Chick-n-Minis™ (3 or 4-count)

Chicken or Sausage Breakfast Burrito

Chicken or Sausage, Egg, and Cheese Bagel

Bacon or Sausage, Egg, and Cheese Biscuit

Greek Yogurt Parfait

Fruit Cup (any size)

Lunch/Dinner Entrée includes:

Smokehouse BBQ Bacon Sandwich

Chick-fil-A® Chicken Sandwich

Chick-fil-A® Chicken Deluxe Sandwich

Chick-fil-A® Spicy Chicken Sandwich

Chick-fil-A® Spicy Chicken Deluxe Sandwich

Grilled Chicken Sandwich

Grilled Chicken Club Sandwich

Grilled Chicken Cool Wrap®

Chick-fil-A® Nuggets (8 or 12-count)

Chick-fil-A® Grilled Nuggets (8- or 12-count)

Chicken Salad Sandwich; Chick-n-Strips™ (3 or 4-count)

Small hand-spun milkshake (Operator discretion), Small Iced Coffee, Small Frosted Coffee or Small Frosted Lemonade

No salad this year

Kid’s Meal:

Chick-n-Strips (1 or 2-count) Kid’s Meal

Chick-fil-A® Nuggets (4 or 6-count) Kid’s Meal

Grilled Nugget (4 or 6-count) Kid’s Meal

How many can I get?

You can go through the line once, but hey if you're up for it, you can visit as many restaurants as you want!

The restaurant is more crowded than usual but it's fast food so the wait is not long. Be sure to be there at the counter by 7 p.m. The cut off time is strict.

This year is extra special for us because we got a new friend to join us on our foodie adventure (also the reason for the brief blog hiatus!)